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Universally Resonant - Sound to a Coup d'État Review
Soundtrack to a Coup d'État (2024) is a gripping, intense, and deeply thought-provoking documentary that delves into the 1961 Congolese coup d’état.
Open Wounds and Coarse Winters - The Fire Inside PictureEast 2025 Review
The Fire Inside captures the resilience of Flint, Michigan, through Clarissa ‘T-Rex’ Shields’ journey to London 2012 Olympic boxing glory…
Stunning Watercolour Imagery - The Wild Robot PictureEast 2025 Review
Lupita Nyong’o terrifically anchors The Wild Robot in which she plays an empathetic robot tasked with raising an orphaned duckling while also navigating her new life…
A Harnessing of One’s Pain and Love for Zambian Culture - On Becoming a Guinea Fowl PictureEast 2025 Review
One can be forgiven for taking Rungano Nyoni’s dramady as simply a tale of a family covering the crimes of the protagonists’ (Susan Chardy) uncle. However there is so much more in the tale than this…
Why Babies Have Pockets - Hard Truths PictureEast 2025 Review
Amidst the strings of composer Gary Yershon’s gentle melody lies Hard Truths, Mike Leigh’s first film since Peterloo (2018)…
Toxic Masculinity and Workout Culture - Magazine Dreams Review
In Elijah Bynum’s debut, Hot Summer Nights (2017), the story is narrated by a kid who doesn’t appear in the movie until the very end and townspeople share their takes directly to the camera.
An Audio Visual Spectacle - Blitz Review
Steve McQueen’s newest film Blitz (2024) is an audio and visual spectacle with a heart at the centre and a message that transcends generations…
Home! Or is it? Can it EVER really be? - Dahomey Review
A documentary detailing the 2021 journey a consignment of artefacts made from a Paris museum back to the West African kingdom they were pillaged from in 1892.
Birthright, Tracing Tradition and Paying homage - The Color Purple Review
Set in early 20th century Georgia, the story follows Celie as she traverses, seemingly powerlessly, through a series of harrowing events.
